Trousers and open-front skirt of SUPPORT silk ikat (mat mii) from northeastern Thailand; tunic and sash of Thai silk.
SUPPORT Foundation exhibitions abroad were often presented in palaces, hotels, or large stores. The famous Neiman-Marcus department store in Dallas, Texas hosted one such exhibition in 1981. Her Majesty wore this ensemble to a gala dinner at the Dallas Art Museum the night before the exhibition opened.
QSMT 2010.38.26a, c-e
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